Little Iskut River

Little Iskut River
Little Iskut River is located in British Columbia
Little Iskut River
Mouth of Little Iskut River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCassiar Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle Ball Lake
 • locationSpectrum Range
 • coordinates57°20′55″N 130°35′20″W / 57.34861°N 130.58889°W / 57.34861; -130.58889[3]
 • elevation1,500 m (4,900 ft)[4][2]
MouthIskut River
 • location
Tahltan Highland
 • coordinates
57°26′55″N 130°16′7″W / 57.44861°N 130.26861°W / 57.44861; -130.26861[1][2]
 • elevation
740 m (2,430 ft)[4]
Length45 km (28 mi)[5]
Basin size453 km2 (175 sq mi),[6]
Discharge 
 • average12.8 m3/s (450 cu ft/s)[6]
Basin features
Topo mapNTS 104G8 Refuge Lake
NTS 104G9 Kinaskan Lake
NTS 104G10 Mount Edziza
NTS 104G7 Mess Lake

The Little Iskut River is a tributary of the Iskut River in the northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada, in Cassiar Land District.[1][7] From its source at Little Ball Lake in Mount Edziza Provincial Park, the Little Iskut River flows about 45 km (28 mi),[5] generally north to the vicinity of Mowdale Lake, then southeast and south to the Iskut River just below Cascade Falls. The Little Iskut River is part of the Stikine River drainage basin, as the Iskut River is a major tributary of the Stikine.

The Little Iskut River's watershed covers 453 km2 (175 sq mi) and its mean annual discharge is an estimated 12.8 m3/s (450 cu ft/s). The river's watershed's land cover is classified as 36.8% conifer forest, 27.9% barren, 17.3% shrubland, 10.3% herbaceous, and small amounts of other cover.[6]

The mouth of the Little Iskut River is located about 73 km (45 mi) southeast of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 110 km (68 mi) south of Dease Lake, and about 165 km (103 mi) northeast of Wrangell, Alaska.[8][2]

The Little Iskut River is in the asserted traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation and Iskut First Nation, of the Tahltan people.[9]

  1. ^ a b "Little Iskut River". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference toporama was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Derived from BCGNIS, ACME Mapper, topographic maps, and Toporama
  4. ^ a b Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, BCGNIS coordinates, and topographic maps.
  5. ^ a b Length measured using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, and Toporama
  6. ^ a b c "Northwest Water Tool". BC Water Tool. GeoBC, Integrated Land Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Little Iskut River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference acme was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Rescan Environmental Services (2012). "Tahltan Nation Traditional Knowledge and Use Desk-based Research Report" (PDF). Seabridge Gold Inc. Retrieved 22 September 2021.